Commerce

With the development of tourism, boutiques are gradually replacing the conventional small stores (Figure 53). The community commerce in lane neighborhood live up to the comprehensive consumption expectations of the residents, and thus safeguard the daily life here. The replacement is an erosion to the local network, which serves basic needs.

Besides, streets, lanes and shops are used as public spaces in lane life. The conventional small stores play an important role of promoting social interaction and thus help reduce social isolation (Zhou & Kubota, 2018b). The decrease of the number of conventional small stores here calls for constructing more meeting points.

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Figure 53. Commerce Analysis of SMV (Zhou & Kubota, 2018a) Luxury